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Olympic National Park Visitor Center

Olympic National Park Visitor Center

Olympic National Park Visitor Center
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  • Grover R
    Pensacola, Florida22,266 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Best VC in the Park
    Olympic NP has several VCs and several park signs. However, the one that seems the most authentic to the park and the best is located in Port Angeles on the road to Hurricane Hill. We stopped here for pictures, souvenirs and restroom after our hike at Hurricane Ridge. One of my favorite things here is a relief map of the Washington Peninsula that better illustrates the mountains and how they shape the area. Finally, they have a park sign here which we added to our collection. Good place to stop and visit but I would stop either the day before visiting or after going to Hurricane Ridge to avoid morning traffic into the park with limited parking.
    Visited September 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written December 27, 2023
  • cohoman
    Sammamish, Washington2,391 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nice Visitor Center
    This is the main visitor center for the Olympic National Park, located in Port Angeles. They have maps, souvenirs, Park Passport stamps, and park rangers available to answer questions. In the summer the main parking lot can get full, but there is a smaller overflow lot just down the hill.
    Visited March 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written March 28, 2024
  • Tansy2015
    Michigan408 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Closes promptly at 4:00 pm. No bathroom facilities after closing even though they are outside
    Nice small exhibit area. Good place to start as they will give you information about the area with Maps and their interpretive center. Get your passport stamps here, don’t forget your book like we did! They close the roads when there is too much traffic so make sure to read the science or ask inside before you go. When they close the bathrooms outdoors are closed as well.
    Visited May 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written May 6, 2024
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Mister
Jupiter, FL5 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2021 • Couples
The Olympic National park is so inferior to many other National Parks I have visited. The Visitor Centers are shabby and I informative. The parks have 2-3 hour waits with no signage or warning. Haphazard construction every where. Would not recommend. Not worth the time or money.
Written July 19, 2021
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Claudette C
Washington2,611 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2021 • Friends
This was a stop on a recent road trip. It seemed like we were driving quite awhile then finally arrived at the very large visitor center.
There is a lot of information about the park, the area plus history with a lot of people on hand to answer questions. The gift store was large and diverse so lots to chose from. Finally, the rest rooms were very clean-not an easy feat given the number of people there
Written November 4, 2021
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Grover R
Pensacola, FL22,266 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2023 • Couples
Olympic NP has several VCs and several park signs. However, the one that seems the most authentic to the park and the best is located in Port Angeles on the road to Hurricane Hill. We stopped here for pictures, souvenirs and restroom after our hike at Hurricane Ridge. One of my favorite things here is a relief map of the Washington Peninsula that better illustrates the mountains and how they shape the area. Finally, they have a park sign here which we added to our collection. Good place to stop and visit but I would stop either the day before visiting or after going to Hurricane Ridge to avoid morning traffic into the park with limited parking.
Written December 27, 2023
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Amanda H
Plano, TX504 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2021 • Family
We loved our trip to Olympic National Park in June 2021. We based ourselves in Port Angeles. The temperatures were lovely..60s and low 70s. We spent 2 days in the park exploring Hoh Rain Forest and Rialto Beach, then Hurricane Ridge and Crescent Lake.
Written January 23, 2022
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Tansy2015
Michigan408 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2024 • Family
Nice small exhibit area. Good place to start as they will give you information about the area with Maps and their interpretive center. Get your passport stamps here, don’t forget your book like we did! They close the roads when there is too much traffic so make sure to read the science or ask inside before you go. When they close the bathrooms outdoors are closed as well.
Written May 6, 2024
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cohoman
Sammamish, WA2,391 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2024 • Family
This is the main visitor center for the Olympic National Park, located in Port Angeles. They have maps, souvenirs, Park Passport stamps, and park rangers available to answer questions. In the summer the main parking lot can get full, but there is a smaller overflow lot just down the hill.
Written March 29, 2024
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Brian E
Santa Rosa, CA477 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2021
We had visions of long hikes and mountain tops in our minds when we visited the Visitor Center. The ranger tolerated our outpouring of unbridled anticipation and then, quietly, pointed her finger at the video streaming from that same mountain top. No mountain. No top. Just fog. We looked at each other and then at her and uttered, "How about a Plan B?" She then directed us to amazing sites well beneath the cloudline, where spent hours of amazing exploration.
Written October 12, 2021
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LAOPBO
14 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2019 • Couples
This area has not been heavily promoted and is absolutely stunning. There is so much to see in and around the northern and western coasts. Volcanoes, stunning views of mountains and volcanoes, incredible sea stacks in the sea, whales and a few seals, colorful beaches at low tide with sea life in full view that you have never seen before. Fabulous hikes, cool lighthouses, beautiful wildflowers. Hundreds of deer and a few bears! An easy trip to Victoria, British Columbia, the most beautiful city we have ever seen, like in a storybook. We have travelled all of the US and this area has more diversity than any other we have seen.
Written December 30, 2019
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Dean92802
Anaheim, CA96 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2019
As soon as I exited the car there were deer 25 feet away. The facility is clean and modern. The staff was well versed on what we could see based on our time limit and even suggested a great shoreline we could visit outside the park.
Written October 19, 2019
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jjmail94526
Danville. CA95 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2018 • Couples
The drive up to Hurricane Ridge is gorgeous and breath taking. Roads are along steep drops and serpentine up the mountain.

Local wildflowers where in bloom.

Found parking at the visitor center at the top of the road.

Visitor center is well laid out with huge windows to take in the view. Downstairs there is a gift shop, restrooms and small snack shop.

This is a great location to bring a picnic and go hiking.

While I didn't go on the hiking trails the view from the visitor center was well worth the drive.

Please note, at the time of this review, there is road work going on and traffic can be delayed and backed up for some ways.
Written July 31, 2018
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